Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 18
The capital of Zheng State.

The backyard of Tianfu.

It has been two days since the big Cui's case happened, and Cui Panpan and Chun'er are living like years.

From time to time, commotion outside the courtyard could be heard, but it had nothing to do with their master and servant.

Chun'er tried to go out several times, but was "persuaded" by the soldiers on duty at the gate of the courtyard to come back, and she couldn't even inquire about the news.

There is no shortage of three meals a day, and there is no shortage of silver charcoal. The master and servant can only lie on the couch to recuperate.

After Cui Panpan was beaten for the first time, Chun'er went to Dr. Lu to treat her.Doctor Lu kept the ointment for smearing at that time, and the master and servant used the same jar of ointment afterwards.

The ointment was effective, and most of the wounds stopped bleeding after only two days.

Cui Panpan has studied Dr. Lu's ointment carefully, and it looks a bit like comfrey ointment on the surface.

On the third day, someone suddenly came.

It is Doctor Lu and his female disciple "Ru Zi".

Doctor Lu diagnosed Cui Panpan's pulse and prescribed a prescription for Cui Panpan's master and servant, leaving Ruzi behind.

Ru Zi half covered his face with a scarf, he seemed to be a mute, he just shook his head when he said anything to her.

Ruzi stayed in the yard for most of the day, set up a medicine stove under the porch, and cooked soup twice a day for Cui Panpan's master and servant.

Cui Panpan tried to get close to Ru Zi several times, but the other party still shook his head and stopped thinking.

Another three days later, under the double conditioning of internal medicine and external application, the wounds on Cui Panpan's master and servant's backs were all healed.

On the seventh day, the wound on the back began to itch faintly.This is a signal of new skin growth.

Seeing Chun'er reaching out to scratch her back again, Cui Panpan immediately knocked her hand off.

"It's really itchy." Chun'er looked aggrieved.

"You can't scratch it, it will break. There are bacteria on the nail, which is not good for the wound."

Cui Panpan thought for a while and said, "Ask Ruzi if there is any ointment for itching."

Chun'er trotted out to find Ruzi who was decocting medicine in the corridor.Chun'er talked and gestured, and got a bottle of ointment from Ruzi.

The three words "black jade paste" are written on the body of the ointment bottle with a special dye.As the name suggests, the body of the ointment is black and transparent.

Black jade intermittent ointment?Cui Panpan complained in his heart.

The master and servant helped each other to apply the black jade ointment.

The effect is immediate.The warm feeling on the back is cool, not as itchy as before.

After noon, Tian Meng, the captain of the personal army, suddenly came to send a message, asking Cui Panpan to prepare to cook in the past.

Cui Panpan was stunned for a while before he understood.

Tonight is the seventh day after Da Cui's death, which is her first seven days.

According to the customs of the State of Zheng, when a person returns to his soul on the seventh day after death, the family must prepare a meal for the soul of the deceased.

General Tian Mu meant that Cui Panpan was responsible for the first seven meals of the Da Cui family.

He was reluctant, but Cui Panpan couldn't refuse.

The master and servant came to the kitchen.

In an empty kitchen, the ingredients are already prepared.

Cui Panpan knows how to cook, and his craftsmanship is not bad. He used to rent a house and liked to do it himself.

Cui Panpan takes the lead, and Chun'er takes the lead.

Four dishes and one soup are ready in no time.

The first seven meals are ready.

Cui Panpan brought Chun'er and the food box to Da Cui's mourning hall.

This is the first time for the master and servant to pay homage to the Da Cui family.

Da Cui died uncleanly.

According to the customs of this era, Da Cui was executed with a stick, guilty and tragic. When she died, she must have resentment in her heart, and she might turn into a ghost after death.

Therefore, white cloth was hung in the mourning hall, and yellow banners were also placed.

Cui Panpan himself came from time travel, and he felt a little jealous of ghosts and gods, so he set the first seven meals, burned incense and kowtowed, and hurried back to his yard.

According to the custom, after the first seven meals are ready, you should avoid them. It is best to sleep, and you should hide under the covers if you can’t sleep.

This is to prevent the reincarnation from being affected by the return of souls seeing their family members lingering in the world.

However, Cui Panpan has ghosts in his heart.She can also be regarded as one of the culprits who killed Da Cui.

Back in the courtyard, Ru Zi was still there.

Seeing Cui Panpan's master and servant come back, Ru Zi brought them soup and medicine.

"I've already drank the medicine twice today, why do I still need to drink it?"

This time Ruzi folded his hands on the side of his face and tilted his head.

"Soothing Soup?"

Ruzi nodded.

"Thank you."

It seems that Ru Zi knew what their master and servant did, so he specially made soothing soup to help them sleep.

Ruzi's decoctions are always very good.The master and servant almost fell asleep immediately after touching the pillow.

A night without dreams.

A few days later, Cui Panpan's wounds on the back of his master and servant only left a few marks.

The decoction stopped, just continue to apply black jade ointment.

Your son bid farewell and left.

When Ruzi was about to leave, Cui Panpan ordered Chun'er to offer a gift of thanks, and personally sent it to the gate of the courtyard.

A few days later, the Cui family came.

The person who came was Cui Shang, the head of the Cui family.

Xiao Cui met Cui Shang when she was not married, and she had a vague impression in her memory.

In Xiao Cui's memory, Cui Shang is amiable and caring for younger generations.

However, from Cui Panpan's point of view, Xiao Cui was completely wrong.

Cui Shang has a handsome face, but his small eyes are shrewd and cold.

Under his gaze, Cui Panpan couldn't help feeling cold all over his body.

Cui Shang came to reprimand Cui Panpan on behalf of the Cui family.

It is not a pity that Da Cui's disobedience to women and death is not a pity, but Cui Panpan, as a sister, failed to persuade Da Cui to be at fault.

Because the general appreciated Cui Panpan's loyalty and righteousness, the Cui family exempted Cui Panpan from the death penalty.

However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven.

Cui Panpan was ordered to take Da Cui's coffin to Qingcang Mountain in Yulin for burial and guard the mausoleum for three years.

In addition, Cui Shang also informed that the general will soon marry Cui Ji's youngest daughter as his wife.

Cui Ji is the younger brother of Xiao Cui's biological father.

Cui Panpan searched his memory for Cui Ji's young daughter, who was only 12 years old this year.

Cui Shang shook his sleeves and left.

Cui Panpan sat beside the charcoal fire, unable to recover for a long time.

From Cui Shang's words, we can know that it was General Tian Mubao who sent Cui Panpan down.

The Cui family wanted to kill Cui Panpan!

Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Cui's family who was really vicious.Is Da Cui's biological mother acting as a hindrance?
On this point, Cui Panpan was wrong.

The fact is that Da Cui's biological mother is not having a good time at the moment.

Affected by Da Cui's corrupt conduct, Da Cui's biological mother has been placed under house arrest by the Cui family.He was ill in bed and was about to die soon.

What surprised Cui Panpan even more was that the general wanted to marry a daughter from the Cui family.

It is said that literary works really cannot be trusted.

The general did not mention Cui Panpan as his wife at all.

The ending of "Lord Zhou's Concubine" is too idealistic.

Putting aside taking it for granted, the reason why General Tian Mu remarried Cui's daughter again is clear at a glance.

The Cui family is a merchant.

In the era of war, the status of merchants has improved, and the reason is nothing more than "war needs money".

The general married the daughter of the Cui family because of the Cui family's money.

The Cui family's marriage of daughters is to use the power of the general to enhance their status.

This is a combination of benefits.

Only Cui's daughter was the victim.

Cui Panpan didn't have much idea about dispatching Shouling.

It's okay to leave.Staying in Tianfu is tantamount to being imprisoned.

Since he was about to leave in a few days, Cui Panpan's master and servant began to pack their bags.

Chun'er carefully held a wooden box and handed it to Cui Panpan.

"What's in it?"

Chun'er took the key from her coat and came out to open the wooden box.

In the wooden box are strings of cloth coins.Cui Panpan counted, there were about six hundred pieces.

"Is this all our money?"

"This is what the girl has saved over the years, and it's all here. We brought this box from Cui's residence."

Little Cui has never bought anything by herself before, food and clothing are all paid by the government, it is the same in Cui's house, and it is also the same in Tian's house.

Therefore, Cui Panpan did not understand the purchasing power of money in this era, nor did he know whether the six hundred cloth coins were more or less.Asked Chun'er, she also looked confused.

The location of the mausoleum is Qingcang Mountain in Yulin, and I don't know what the environmental conditions are like there.

Cui Panpan asked Chun'er to prepare a lot of charcoal and food in case of emergencies.

The clothes and utensils of the master and the servant are packed into four boxes.Charcoal got four baskets.The grain got three stones, which is about ninety kilograms.

"Is this the only charcoal?" Cui Panpan frowned.

Chun'er replied: "The new housekeeper said that the mansion will send supplies every month in the future, so there is no need to bring too much at once."

Cui Panpan frowned, but there was nothing he could do.

On the eve of his departure, Tian Meng, the captain of the personal army, suddenly found him again.

Tian Meng took out a bunch of keys: "This is the key of the inner treasury in the mansion."

Cui Panpan was at a loss, not understanding what Tian Meng meant.

Chun'er tugged Cui Panpan's sleeve from behind, Cui Panpan's heart suddenly flashed.

During the day when the luggage was being loaded into the car, Chun'er mentioned something.

Da Cui's family brought a large amount of dowry when they married into the Tianfu, and the dowry was placed in the Tianfu's inner treasury.

According to the customs of the State of Zheng, as the concubine of the big Cui family, the little Cui family is eligible to inherit her dowry.

After figuring out the joint here, Cui Panpan quickly put on a righteous look.

"Before I leave, I have something to ask the general. I feel ashamed of my sister and dare not take any of the dowry from my sister. I will dedicate the entire dowry to the general in advance."

"Why is there such a reason?"

"The general is the head of the family and the general of the country. Although the concubine is a woman, she is willing to do her best for the family and the country. This is also to redeem my sister's mistakes during her lifetime."

"Women are righteous, I should report the truth to the general."

Tian Meng took the key and left.

Cui Panpan fell down on the bed and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand.

After a while, Tian Meng came back again.

Tian Meng didn't say much this time, he just gave Cui Panpan a box.

"The general agreed to the woman's request, and said that this thing is left for the woman to think about, and I hope the woman can do it herself."

Tian Meng came and went in a hurry.

Cui Panpan's master and servant came to the oil lamp with the box in their hands, and when they opened it, their eyes were full of light.

The box is full of gold, silver and jade.

"Girl, this is an artifact from Madam's dowry."

"Put it away."

(End of this chapter)